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The Government is proposing to subsidise lower earners with top up payments to ensure they remain within their occupational pension schemes.The move is detailed in proposals for the rebate structure under the State Second Pension and follows concern that many of the low paid earning less than £9,500 a year, would be better off opting […]

Barclays have sent out a clear signal it is not in merger talks, according to the Financial Times.New chief executive Matthew Barrett has just bought £456,000 worth of shares in the bank. He would not have been allowed to snap up the shares if a takeover bid was imminent.

Prudential is set to hit the acquisitions trial as it bids to become the Goliath of life offices and win the battle for survival in the next millennium.It says life offices will only survive if they become giant organisations offering a full range of financial services and products or tailor their services to become specialised […]

House prices are 13.3 per cent higher than they were this time last year, according to latest research by Nationwide Building Society.The rise is the fastest annual rate increase since the 1980s housing boom.Figures show prices across the country rose 1.9 per cent in November. The average price of a house is now £74,954.

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Independent governance committees at big-name pension providers are failing to safeguard the interests of savers and the FCA must take action, fresh research finds. In 2015, the FCA required contract-based pension providers to appoint IGCs to act as champions of savers’ interests. IGCs are required to publish annual reports to increase transparency and encourage comparison […]

The FCA is reviewing the content of its pension transfer specialist examination standard in light of recent issues with pension transfer advice, Money Marketing understands. The regulator does not offer qualifications but it does have a role in setting standards for exams and publishes “appropriate examination standards” guidance. Money Marketing understands a working group, mostly […]

Building on auto-enrolment’s success and fine tuning the pensions dashboard are high on the list As I write my first Money Marketing column of the year, it has given me an opportunity to look back on what the Government has done to transform pensions and savings for people since 2010. Five years on from the […]